Poems
Anonymous (English) as Quiller-Couch chose them for the Oxford Book of English Verse in 1900: 61 poems.
Measured across the book
Across its 3,043 lines, 96% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 96% to 97%). Alliteration runs at 1.23 times what shuffling the words would give (0.24 observed against 0.20 expected). 22% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Alisoniambic tetrameter · 39 linesSpring-tidetrochaic trimeter · 37 linesBlow, Northern Windiambic tetrameter · 50 linesThis World’s Joytrochaic tetrameter · AAABB · 15 linesA Hymn to the Virginiambic tetrameter · 58 linesMay in the Green-Woodcommon measure · 20 linesCaroliambic trimeter · 21 linesQuia Amore Langueoiambic tetrameter · 120 linesThe Nut-Brown Maidiambic trimeter · 361 linesAs ye came from the Holy Landiambic tetrameter · 45 linesThe Lover in Winter Plaineth for the Springiambic tetrameter · 5 linesBalowiambic tetrameter · AABB · 50 linesThe Old Cloakiambic tetrameter · 65 linesWhen Flora had O’erfret the Firthiambic tetrameter · 24 linesLusty Mayiambic tetrameter · AABAB · 21 linesMy Heart is High Aboveiambic hexameter · AABB · 32 linesA Praise of His Ladycommon measure · 58 linesTo Her Sea-faring Loveriambic hexameter · AABB · 22 linesThe Faithless Shepherdessiambic tetrameter · ABABCCDDD · 38 linesCrabbed Age and Youthtrochaic trimeter · 22 linesPhyllida’s Love-Calliambic tetrameter · 61 linesA Pedlariambic pentameter · ABABAA · 14 linesHey nonny no!trochaic tetrameter · 10 linesPreparationsiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 31 linesThe New Jerusalemcommon measure · 46 linesIcarustrochaic dimeter · AABBCC · 20 linesMadrigaliambic trimeter · 9 linesHow can the Heart forget her?iambic tetrameter · AABBCCB · 30 linesTearsiambic trimeter · 20 linesMy Lady’s Tearsiambic pentameter · ABABCC · 20 linesSister, Awake!trochaic tetrameter · ABAB · 14 linesDevotioniambic trimeter · 22 linesSince First I saw your Faceiambic heptameter · AABB · 14 linesThere is a Lady sweet and kindiambic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesLove not me for comely graceiambic tetrameter · 11 linesThe Wakeningiambic tetrameter · 19 linesThomas the Rhymeriambic tetrameter · 81 linesSir Patrick Spenscommon measure · 78 linesThe Lass of Lochroyancommon measure · 201 linesThe Dowie Houms of Yarrowiambic tetrameter · 60 linesClerk Saunderscommon measure · 128 linesFair Anniecommon measure · 130 linesEdward, Edwardiambic tetrameter · 56 linesEdom o’ Gordoncommon measure · 137 linesThe Queen’s Mariecommon measure · 104 linesBinnorieiambic tetrameter · AABB · 56 linesThe Bonnie House o’ Airlieiambic tetrameter · 40 linesThe Wife of Usher’s Wellcommon measure · 52 linesThe Three Ravensiambic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesA Lyke-Wake Dirgeiambic tetrameter · 36 linesThe Seven Virgins.common measure · 45 linesTwo Riversiambic dimeter · AABB · 7 linesCradle Songiambic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesThe Calliambic dimeter · AABB · 7 linesThe Bonny Earl of Murrayiambic trimeter · 24 linesHelen of Kirconnelliambic tetrameter · 40 linesWaly, Walyiambic tetrameter · 40 linesBarbara Allen’s Crueltyiambic tetrameter · 40 linesPipe and Caniambic tetrameter · 43 linesLove will find out the Wayiambic trimeter · 56 linesPhillada flouts Meiambic trimeter · 96 lines
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Public domain. Text from The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, Project Gutenberg ebook #66619. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.